Just to let you know, Abandoned Flowers, my latest collection of poetry for - who is it for? Oh! I know, me - is at no. 28 in #BritishPoetry on the 'Zon.

A shame I had to cut Ted Hughes out of the screenshot to fit it into a FB post.[BTW he's at no.24]

https://amazon.co.uk/Abandoned-Flowers.../dp/B0CGG6GMJ7

Benjamin Zephaniah on his refusal to accept an OBE.

'No way Mr Blair, no way Mrs Queen. I am profoundly anti-empire.'

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Very sad news: Benjamin Zephaniah has died of a brain tumour, aged 65 years old. He was only diagnosed with the tumour eight weeks ago.

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